A leak from Weibo assured that the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto , Chainsaw Man , has a second season and a film in production . According to the popular leaker “ SUGOI Lite ”, it is still “too early” to talk about this leak, so it is assumed that they are in the early stages of production.
It should be noted that the nature of these two projects is also unknown. While it is clear that a second season will be a sequel, we cannot know if it will be a sequel to the first season aired in Fall-2022 (October-December) or to the film in production . The first possibility would then imply that the film will have an original story that does not affect the main (non-canonical) story, as will happen this year with SPY x FAMILY .
However, many fans are sure that the film will be canonical and that it will adapt the " Arc of Reze ", since they consider that it has the perfect theme and the appropriate duration to be adapted in this format . Sadly, let's remember that movies take much longer to reach the West, so it's possible that the promised second season will be released and fans in the West haven't even seen the movie yet.
In short, there are many theories, but little information. And it is clear that in the case of a leak there is still no official confirmation in this regard. So, as excited as the fans are, they'll have to wait a while for the staff at MAPPA (or maybe another studio?) to finally get around to revealing the truth.
The anime adaptation aired during the Fall-2022 season (October-December) and had a total of twelve episodes, while the Crunchyroll platform is in charge of its distribution in the West. On the other hand, Fujimoto began publishing the Chainsaw Man manga in Shueisha 's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in December 2018, ending the first part in December 2020. The second part of the work moved to the Shonen Jump Plus digital service. , where it has been published since July 2022.
Synopsis for Chainsaw Man
The story takes place in a world where Demons threaten the peace of humans, making them targets to be eliminated. Denji is a depressed young man who has sold several of his organs and works as a lumberjack and demon hunter to pay off his late father's debt. Denji owns a dog (which is also a demon) named Pochita, who has chainsaws and which he uses to do his work.
This is explained because humans can make contracts with demons. After returning home from a job, Denji is called by a Yakuza to infiltrate a building and kill another demon. However, the plan was a trap to assassinate him as part of a Yakuza contract with the demon, gaining them more power. But Pochita comes to Denji's aid and bonds with him, becoming a half-man, half-demon and acquiring Pochita's chainsaws.
Source: Weibo
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